Chapter 663: The Situation in Japan

If it weren't for the fact that Dongyong had hoarded heavy troops in the Ryukyus. At this moment, Song Suqing wanted to kill him. But as an important member of the Hosokawa clan, he can't be rash. said, "What do you want to do here?" ”

"The contradiction between the Ouchi clan and the Hosokawa clan is an internal contradiction in Japan, and no outsiders can interfere with it. And Mingkou is here, is it just for my Ouchi clan? What happened in the East China Sea, didn't Lord Song know what was going on? What is the danger of adding to the sin? Since King Yong went to sea, he ignored the legacy of Ming Taizu's country of non-conquest and attacked Annan, and Annan Li was just a puppet. Now that he is attacking in a big way, the emperor may be able to survive, but how will the Ouchi clan and the Hosokawa clan deal with themselves? ”

Both Japan and Annam are so-called non-conscripted countries.

Naturally, Annan's experience made Japan feel sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox.

"No more nonsense." Song Suqing said: "I understand the current situation better than you. ”

The grievances between the Ouchi clan and the Hosokawa clan have been divided and merged for many years.

After the Ouchi clan and the Hosokawa clan jointly established Ashikaga Yoshinoki, they entered the honeymoon period. But it didn't take long, and the contradictions between each other couldn't be reconciled, after all, there was only one shogunate, whether it was to listen to Hosokawa or Ouchi. That's the key. The Hosokawa clan took advantage of the moon before the water and seized control of the shogunate. Ouchi Yoshiko had no choice but to return to China.

After the two sides broke up, the exploration trade that was originally in charge of the Ouchi clan became an unsolved case.

The Ouchi clan was in charge of the exploration trade, which was one of the conditions for the Ouchi clan to help Ashikaga Yoshinoki. Now the Ouchi clan is out and has left Kyoto. But the Ouchi clan is still strong. Naturally, they also want to maintain the power of the exploration trade. However, the Hosokawa clan is not very good, and since the Ouchi clan has lost control of Kyoto and has lost its righteous name, it is natural that they should not retain the right to explore and trade. After all, the main body of trade with the Ming Dynasty was the Japanese court, not the Ouchi clan. When the Ouchi clan could not represent the Japanese court, they automatically lost the right to explore and trade.

This is the reason for the dispute between the two sides in Ningbo.

If they were separated, Da Ming would only feel that Japan's trade was a little frequent, and would not feel anything else. But when the two parties arrive together, it is natural to distinguish one from the fake.

Of course, the relationship between the Ouchi clan and the Hosokawa clan is already at the bottom compared to ten years ago. But the love is still there. A little affection is not useful at all in military affairs, but no matter what the reason, the Hosokawa clan, who is in charge of the shogunate, must express his position on Dongyong's expedition to Japan.

"What the head of my family means, please take care of the Hosokawa clan." Zong Shi said.

"It's okay to go around. In what name did the Ouchi clan come to ask me to circulate with the Hosokawa clan? Song Suqing said.

Zong Shi said: "I, the Ouchi clan, came to ask the Hosokawa clan to circulate, so naturally I asked the imperial court to circulate as a daimyō. ”

People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.

In the battle between the Ouchi clan and the Hosokawa clan, Ashikaga Yoshiki's partial gang let the Hosokawa clan win, and Ouchi Yoshiko could only return to China in disgrace, and the Ouchi clan has always been resentful of the Japanese court. Generally the daimyo is also counted. But as the overlord of the Western Kingdom, the Ouchi clan did not support the imperial court, which was also a big obstacle to the Hosokawa clan.

If you can make the Ouchi clan bow their heads, it can be regarded as profitable.

Song Suqing nodded slightly and said, "Then what if you can't do it?" ”

Zong Shi said: "If you can't do it, the Ouchi clan will naturally not succumb to Mingkou. But I don't know if the court allows the people to be ravaged by the Ming Kou? ”

Song Suqing didn't know what to say for a while?

Standing on the position of the Hosokawa clan, Song Suqing didn't want Dongyong to gain a firm foothold in Japan, but he didn't want the Hosokawa clan to fight with King Yong for the Ouchi clan, and the undercurrents within the Hosokawa clan were turbulent, and Song Suqing was also secretly frightened. I don't know how many troops the Hosokawa clan can send even if they want to send troops at this time. And the Hosokawa clan was in charge of the shogunate. If you let outsiders attack, you won't do anything. It would also damage the reputation of the shogunate.

What to do in the end is no longer something that Song Suqing can judge.

"Good. I will convey the meaning of the Ouchi clan to the head of my family. Song Suqing said.

Zong Shi knelt down deeply and said, "Thank you, Lord Song." ”

Song Suqing looked at Zong Shi, and suddenly had a feeling of sadness for the dead rabbit and the fox. He secretly said in his heart: "After the sect is established, even if he completes this errand, he will lose the trust of the Ouchi clan." It's just that I don't know when I'm going to follow in the footsteps of the sect. ”

Song Suqing's position in the Hosokawa clan is not much different from Zong's position in the Ouchi clan, but Song Suqing is a Ming person, and Zongshi is a Japanese samurai, and the two have completely different ways of doing things. Song Suqing and Zong Shi have secretly fought each other, I don't know how many times. Enemies are better than friends. Song Suqing couldn't help but say, "Take care." ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for Zong Shi to speak, and pushed the door out.

After Zong Shi waited for Song Suqing to walk away, his face suddenly spread. His eyes became lifeless, as if he were the living dead.

Song Suqing immediately reported to his lord.

"Your Highness." Song Suqing took off her clogs, put on white socks, knelt on the floor, and said, "As Your Highness expected, the people of the Ouchi clan are here. ”

"The people of the Ouchi clan?" Hosokawa Takakuni was slightly stunned, as if he remembered the days when he cooperated with Ouchi Yoshiko.

Ashikaga Yoshikie used the Hosokawa clan to drive away the Ouchi clan, and backhanded and appointed Hosokawa Sumimoto as the head of the Hosokawa family. Hosokawa Takakuni and Hosokawa Chengyuan are the two branches of the Hosokawa family, and the battle between them has lasted for a long time. Hosokawa Takakuni had to re-establish Ashikaga Yoshiharu on the throne and defeat Hosokawa Sumimoto. Hosokawa Takakuni re-established his leadership over the Hosokawa family.

Thinking about it this way, it was the most refreshing when I cooperated with Ouchi Yoshixing. Although Ouchi Yoshixing also has such and such problems, but after leaving Ouchi Yoshixing, his partners are more unreliable than the other. In particular, he grew up with a large number of families in the struggle with Hosokawa Sumimoto, such as the Rokkaku family.

As soon as Hosokawa Takakuni thought of this, he also felt a little old affection for Ouchi Yoshiko, and said, "How about Ouchi Yoshiko's pursuit?" ”

Song Suqing said: "The minister doesn't know, but as far as the minister knows." The son of Ouchi Yoshiko, Ouchi Yoshitaka has already been served. ”

"Yuan served?" Hosokawa Takakuni said, "In this way, we are all old. ”

Song Suqing hurriedly said: "Why should Your Highness be old, Your Highness is in the prime of life, and he can still lead the Hosokawa family to struggle for another fifty years." ”

Hosokawa Takakuni smiled: "Fifty years, how is it possible?" Well, how is the Ouchi clan going to deal with the attack of the Ming Kingdom. ”

Song Suqing said: "The Ouchi clan hopes that we can do a thing or two about it. ”

"Circling?" Hosokawa Takakuni said: "You have met King Yong, do you say that King Yong is a person who can maneuver?" ”

Song Suqing thought about his impression of King Yong, and said: "King Yongwang may not be a person who can be maneuvered, but this one thing is something that can be maneuvered. ”

Hosokawa Takakuni said, "Oh. ”

Song Suqing immediately understood: "Dongyong's original intention was not to attack Japan. Guy in the South Seas, the land is vast and sparsely populated, three crops a year, after Dongyong occupies, only need to immigrate to the tun, can be included in the land of Dongyong, but Japan 20 million people, Dongyong wants to conquer Japan, such as a continuous and protracted war. Dongyong seized the land of Annam, but he did not dare to take the position of the Li clan and stand on his own. And the Ming Sea is banned, who has the greatest loss, Dongyong. It is impossible for Dongyong to sustain a war that lasts for years, decades.

This is not Dongyong's original intention, nor is it Yongwang's intention. Rather, it is forced by the form, and there is room for maneuver. ”

Hosokawa Takakuni nodded, but didn't ask this, and asked directly: "How is Dongyong's troops?" ”

Song Suqing secretly said in her heart: "Isn't it that His Highness has the heart to fight with Dongyong?" He immediately said: "The Dongyong army is scarce, although it is elite, but it is not enough, only the strength of the Dongyong Naval Division, unparalleled in the world, and the national naval division is definitely not an opponent." ”

Hosokawa Takakuni said, "Okay. You're going to the Ryukyus. ”

Song Suqing cautiously asked, "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

Hosokawa Takakuni paused slightly and said, "What do I mean? What do I mean is that Japan and Dongyong are all right? They wouldn't agree. You can help me ask what King Yong means. ”

"Yes."